Varietal evaluation of cucumber in a naturally ventilated polyhouse
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2005-06
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G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand)
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Eleven varieties of cucumber were evaluated in randomized block design the three replications at Vegetable Research Centre, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, District Udham Singh Nagar (Uttranchal). The experiment was conducted in winter season of 2004-2005. The objectives of the investigation were to evaluate promising open pollinated and hybrid varieties of cucumber in a naturally ventilated polyhouse for their earliness, off season and total yield potential and quality attributes to screen out the best and high yielding varieties of cucumber specially suited for protected cultivation.
The observation on eighteen characters related to plant growth, flowering, maturity, yield and quality were recorded. The eleven varieties had a wide range of variation for most of the characters under study, similarly, the nature and extent of correlations among various characters varied. The high and positive correlation was obtained between number of primary branches per plant, number of nodes on main shoot and yield. Varieties Poinsette, Rani and Tripti were found to be promising in respect of sensory evaluation. The varieties Poinsette, Phule Shubhangi, US 6125, Rani, Tripti and Pant Kheera-1 were found giving satisfactory performance but the former two were most outstanding for a number of characters under polyhouse condition.
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